Nov 29, 2007
Sorry for the multiple posts. I'm just worked up because they won't stop calling. I did call the 201 number back and didn't immediately enter the option to be removed because I wanted to speak to a person directly and let them know that what they are doing is illegal. The woman was hard to understand because she was mumbling but she was rude after I told her it was illegal and I wanted to be removed. The rudeness didn't bother me, really. She sounded like she might be used to saying, "Do you want fries with that?" But I also did find this little blurb from the Direct Marketing Association's website:
WASHINGTON, January 25, 2006 – The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) is warning consumers, legislators, and regulators about the re-emergence of bogus e-mails that are causing anxiety about new proposed cell phone number directories. An urban myth has resurfaced in recent days claiming that proposed directories of cell phone numbers are being compiled for use by telemarketers.
Although there may be efforts to compile cell phone directories by phone companies, such directories may not be used for unsolicited telephone marketing calls, according to a 1991 federal law. The 1991 Telemarketing Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) makes it illegal for solicitation calls to be made to wireless phone numbers without clear permission from the individual to whom a number has been assigned